Horsham

[BFR]

Right then, 6 defeats in the last 7 matches away from home, injuries mounting and its all gone very quiet over at Kennedy Park. Sounds like a backs against the walls lads kind of game.

 

Eddie, we need the boys to roll their sleeves up, play their hearts out and bring home three points. Its not going to be easy, as by all accounts Horsham deserved the point they got at Worthing and will be looking to build on that. But we need to build on the Bromley result and get successive wins behind us. The support will be there, I can promise you that.

 

Bring your voices Rebels, we need to make one hell of a racket to spur the lads on. I expect to see Chris Sliski down the front leading the chants of Super Slough at the final whistle!

[Guest]

Inspirational stuff big fat rebel hope you get stuffed 4 nil. <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue2.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue2.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue2.gif" alt="" />

[BFR]

Thanks for the support evil dead, I hope you contract cancer.

[Dominic]

Thats not very nice <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

[BFR]

Agreed, but I'm in a rotten mood. Apologies to the evil one. And Dom..... that picture sucks!

[Nathan]

How about a little bit of their history? Cheers me up when i'm bored...

 

The first Horsham Football Club was founded in 1871, though its existence largely depended upon enough players being available to form a side. In 1881 the club was firmly re-established and has competed regularly ever since. The club rose to dominate the West Sussex scene around the turn of the century, and soon grew into perhaps the most powerful club the county had seen, dominating the County League in the years before and after the Second World War.

 

Playing in the West Sussex Senior League from its inception in 1896, and taking the championship four times, the club moved on the Sussex County League in 1926 and enjoyed a period of great success. The league was first won in 1932 after successive near misses, and the title was retained in 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937 and 1938, with the club regularly scoring over one hundred goals a season. After the break brought on by hostilities, Horsham won the first post war title in 1947 and then only narrowly missed out for four years running. In the years the club missed the title, this was largely due to immense fixture backlogs brought on by successful cup runs which saw the Sussex RUR Cup taken in 1900, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1952 and 1957, and the Sussex Senior Cup in 1934, 1939, 1950 and 1954. Exciting Amateur Cup runs saw upwards of 5,000 people attending matches at Queen Street, with league fixtures also regularly bringing in four figure crowds.

 

By 1951, Horsham Football Club was growing too big for the county scene and the club consequently joined the Metropolitan League. The championship was won at the first attempt, though over the next five seasons only average results were achieved. In 1957 the club found itself in the Corinthian League, achieving modest success, before this league merged with the Delphian and Athenian Leagues to form the new three division Athenian League in 1963. Playing in the First Division, Horsham took fourth place in 1965 yet the following season ended up second from bottom and were relegated for the first time in the club's history. Shaken by this, the team was reconstructed, and after three seasons of more near misses, the championship was taken in 1970, followed by the Division One title in 1973. Success in the cup competitions also returned and Horsham won the prestigious Sussex Senior Cup in 1972, 1974 and 1976. In 1978 the Sussex Floodlight Cup was taken for the first and only time. Horsham Football Club was elected to the Isthmian League in 1973, joining the then second division. In 1995-96 the club achieved its first Isthmian success when the championship of division three was won.

 

In the 2001/02 season the club achieved promotion from the Ryman Second Division when they finished second behind champions Lewes, although the Hornets were well clear of the nearest challenger finishing eleven points ahead of Berkhamsted Town. As a result they won a place in the new Ryman Division One South where they finished eighth in their first season.

 

That was taken from www.pyramidfootball.co.uk.

[Guest]

I have woken up in loud mode and am ready to go. We're going to win, we are, really we will. I think!

[Guest]

Evil Dudd you know where you can stick your prediction as we won 4 -1

[GarySTFC]

Wonder if Ricky Browne played in Waltham Forests 3-0 win over 'Wood today? P'raps the wheels have fallen off...

[Nathan]

YES!!!!!!!